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Thor Halvorssen

Thor Halvorssen is the president of the Human Rights Foundation.

Articles by Thor Halvorssen

Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon. Press conference after a working lunch on COP21 at Elysee Palace with African leaders. (Photo by Antoine Gyori/Corbis via Getty Images)

Why Did the Atlantic Council Even Consider Giving African Dictator Ali Bongo Ondimba a ‘Global Citizen Award’?

Argument

Thor Halvorssen, Alex Gladstein

September 19, 2016, 2:07 PM

US feminist Gloria Steinem (C) and South Korean peace activists march along a military fence at a military check point in Paju on May 24, 2015 after she crossed the border line through the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. An international group of women peace activists, led by American feminist Gloria Steinem, made a rare crossing on May 24 of one of the world's most militarised borders between North and South Korea. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

How North Korea’s Marchers for Peace Became Fellow Travelers

Argument

Thor Halvorssen, Alex Gladstein

July 7, 2015, 10:53 AM

Border City Of Panmunjom Remains High Alert

North Korea’s Fellow Travelers

Argument

Thor Halvorssen, Alex Gladstein

April 30, 2015, 6:08 PM

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Why Bart Simpson Drives the Venezuelan Authorities Nuts

Argument

Thor Halvorssen, Garry Kasparov

April 12, 2013, 7:20 PM

Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages

The Inconvenient Diplomat

Profile

Javier El-Hage, Thor Halvorssen

February 22, 2013, 6:05 PM

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